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My new project - 'Transformer' Standup/Sit down driver cab
Cretster:
Well aside from anything else tonight, I've swapped out the CPU so my hackintosh desktop now has the i5 2500k and the arcade now has the i7 2600k as was the opposite previously.
I'm not sure I'll see much practical difference in game performance as I've no idea if games really use hyperthreading at all, and while the benchmark between the two CPUs suggest about a 32% increase in performance with the i7 I'm not sure if I'll really notice anything.
We'll see.
I'm trying to download Elite at the moment onto the arcade but my broadband is horrific. Maybe in the morning it'll be done......
So am waiting for new sound system, trying to restrain buying a decent flight system, thinking about rebuilding the cab to slide forward with the wheel etc.
Trying to do one thing at at a time though. Need to modify some wiring so that the main power on button and some USB ports etc are accessible easily.
Cretster:
Right - I've completely dismantled the cabinet.
Not happy about the wheel position so I figure I need the top half to slide forwards as it descends. Not as easy as I anticipated due to space restrictions but hey, it just adds to the challenge I guess!!
So I should get busy with it before I have too much beer and put something together in a horribly wrong way.....
Cretster:
Well, mission accomplished (mostly). Cabinet is rebuild and simplified (Meaning more space for fitting things in it!!).
Now as it descends to racer mode it also moves forward to give probably 4" closer reach to the steering wheel when it's dropped for racing. MUCH more comfortable being able to sit back and not have arms rigid out in front as it gets tiresome pretty quick like that. Lot of effort for a small change, and tweaks to be done, but big improvement! Took most of the weekend.
Pics to follow.
Also, today I received the Logitech Z506 speaker system and for the cost & size of it - DAMN!!! The sub is perfect for the space it needs to occupy, and I like the sound from it all.
Only problem is the stupid shape of the satellite speakers, and the fact they have no means of mounting to anything. Will mean instant sabotage when I attach them. :(
And the Thrustmaster Warthog should be here by end of the week too. So I'd better stop talking and carry on building.....!
Cretster:
Now how the hell am I going to make these awkward shaped buggers integrate nicely anywhere?
Didn't think of that. Acoustic cloth would be a solution except that it'd cover the main volume control & power switch on the right speaker. Bah.
Any suggestions guys????
Cretster:
Warthog is arriving on Thursday! Colour be excited as all hell. Especially now I've started to look into TrackIR, and voice commands for Elite.....
This evening since I'm still undecided about speaker hacking/glueing/rebuilding etc I'm doing bits of wiring and installing the Xbox 360 etc down out of harm's way. Doing little tweaks here & there for where I've noticed annoyances.
Things like the PC was just balanced before on some uneven bits of cabinet but now has a proper shelf. The PSU for the lift rams has been secured down instead of flapping about etc. This way hopefully I will be able to at least do some slight mitigation to the wiring horror that will lurk inside this cabinet.
Holy sheeit though when I read this warthog hotas is about 8KG!! It's gonna be fun fitting it in somehow.....
In the meantime - still after suggestions on what to do about these front pair of speakers. Do I
1) Gut them, integrate the (single) driver into the marquee panel with a small enclosure behind of approx same volume as their real ones (easy to do) + reposition the volume & power button to the main control panel?
2) Keep them intact but effectively glued in place behind a mesh panel, with acoustic cloth over it, and again with the volume & power controls removed & repositioned?
I think Option 1 is the better option for neatness. The centre speaker can stay how it is on the top edge of the cab. I like how it looks and it fits just fine.
Rears - meh - not too worried for now, but I will need to attenuate them somehow presumably, since my head will be right next to them and about 4 feet away from the fronts/centre.
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